Accusump Questions

[nblumberg]

Ok - so I’ve got the plumbing done - t is right before the return into the engine. A couple of things that someone may have some idea for.

1. I took the car out after getting the sump filled with oil... oil pressures were significantly higher for the first 5-10 minutes of my drive. My normal
(pre-sump) pressure at idle is 20-25, and now was sticking like glue at 40. Then I got on it on an onramp, and it got back to normal - 35-40ish while at
3000+ and 20-25 at idle. I have the epc valve (20-25psi), and when I shut the car down, the sump pressure was around 35. Not sure how I could have
increased pressure - unless the sump continues to preoil for awhile adding with the normal engine flow? I would have assumed the valve would shut off...

2. Well - I'm a bit disappointed as I cruised back in,
it appears I have a leak somewhere. I put teflon only on the NPT fittings, and not on the AN fittings - and thought I got the AN fittings tight but not too tight (hard to do with so little room to manuver a wrench.
Now that it looks like spaghetti there - anyone have a good way of finding exactly where it is? It appears to be right under the mass of my fittings (where the t is...) I have no choke on the engine so I got to sit in it
until its warmed up, and I don’t want to go feeling for hot oil once the thing can idle on its own... someone's got to have a good idea, right?

Thanks
Nathan